I bought DeLorme Earthmate 2004 and though i was getting a good deal and the GPS part is extremly accurate but the software sucks!!
I never clicked and type so much in my life and it got me lost twice in one drive from San Diego, to L.A. Even though i was lost i knew exactly where i was, go figure. No before i used that i used mapquest and print it out and i never got lost. Using Earthmate it kept making me take side roads and back roads and i knew i could just stick on th freeway.
So my question is what is the best gps software out there?
Which one will save locations
Which one will automatically get me back on track.
Which one will work without me having to click something.
Which has the fewest clicks to do the most.
Give me something that i can thow the earthmate out the window!

Even better does anyone have a linux version that works?

 

I haven't tested it yet, I just downloaded it today, but here's a web site for a Linux program that should work with your earthmate gps receiver.

http://gpsdrive.kraftvoll.at/index.shtml

I'm going to try it out tomorrow to see if it will work with my Garmin receiver.

Linux rules !!

 

we have magellan handheld and that thing is amazing, even recaculate when you go off track, should run about $500

 

Im trying to stick with windows or linux based because i plan on building an indash display with dvd/mps/gps/wardrivng and rear camera.

 

Whats that. hehehe
Been doing that for a while with a 802.11 PDA. Check out http://www.netstumbler.com/
Try it with a GPS gets even more interesting. Drove down 5 blocks downtown , picked up 30 unlocked APs.

Matchbox

 

Yep I use netstumbler air snort kissmac linux and windows for my wardriving nights but think about a laptop as you can get bigger ant. on it and get much further reach.

WarDriving is not a crime!

 

I use an Orinoco Silve 5volt pcmcia card in my PDA and my VAIO laptop. Ther is a guy here in North Carolina who makes antenna that will connect to my card for use in a vehicle.

Matchbox

 

Which PDA did you go with again? Did it have a PCMCIA slot?

 

I am using Co-pilot 2003, it has some voice activated features I haven't fully explored yet...

http://www.trumanmobile.com/featureinstall/Default.asp

 

I was the guy that came over and talked to you about mounting a touch scrren in my dash. I was the guy from sony.

 

Oh yeah I remember... I am finishing up that 10.4 flipdown touchscreen should be done by the SD bbq.. In the process of adding some more Alpine audio pieces as well...

Good luck with your install,

L8r

Toy xBox - Dave M